Seed-case.



A. E. MOKENZIB.

SEED CASE.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 15. 1900.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

Patented Sept. 13,1910.

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Jttorwe ALBERT EDWARD MCKENZIE, OF BRANDON, MANITOBA, CANADA.

SEED-CASE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 13, 1910.

Application filed November 15, 1909. Serial No. 528,226.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALBERT EDWARD Mc- KENZIE, a subject of the King ofGreat Britain, residing at Brandon, in the Province of Manitoba, Canada,have invented a new and useful Improvement in Seed-Cases, of which thefollowing is a specification.

My invention relates to an improved seed case and has for its primaryobject a simple, inexpensive and strong device for holding seeds whichmay be easily and quickly opened or closed as desired.

The construction of my invention enables the user to close the casewithin a minimum space for shipping and storing purposes and providesmeans for effectively displaying a large number of packages of seeds.

In the accompanying drawings forming part of this specification, Figure'1 is a perspective view of my invention, the case being in openposition; Fig. 9 is an end. view when the case is closed; Fig. 3 isanother perspective View when the case is open looking partly toward theback of the case; Fig. 1- is a perspective view of one of the partitionsused in the crate; Fig. 5 is a sectional view of a detail of the crate;Fig. 6 is another sectional view of a detail of the crate part of thepartitions being left out to expose the vertical slots in which thepartitions are secured; Fig. 7 is a. section taken upon the line X-X ofFig. (3; Fig. 8 is a detail "iew showing the fastener for holding thecrate and part of its slmporting means together when the case is openand Fig. 9 is a section of a detail of the body of the case.

My invention comprises three main elements, the body A, crate B, andsupporting elements C which are employed to hold the parts of the devicein open position.

The body A consists of a rectangular casing bounded by five sides, 3representing a floor, 1 a back, 5 a top and (3 and 7 ends. Theseassembled walls leave an opening 8 in the front through which a drawer 9slides into the casing. The drawer 9 is intended to be used for holdingpackages of seeds or seeds in bulk as desired and is provided with alock which automatically holds the drawer out or open until it is movedout of the path of the drawer so that the latter may be closed. Thislock consists of a hinged member 10 pivoted upon a leaf 11 which ismounted upon the back of the casing. A small opening 12 in the back ofthe casing is provided for inserting a finger of the handand raising thehinged member 10 to the top of the casing out of the path of the drawer.

Mounted upon the top 5 of the casing near the front thereof and securedby means of hinges 13 thereto is the crate B. This crate has three rigidsides 1 t, 15 and 16 and a bottom 17. The top of the crate and frontside are sectional, the lower section 18 of the front being rigid withthe crate and be ing substantially vertical when the crate is ininclined position and open as illustrated in Fig. 1. In the crate are apluralit of longitudinal partitions 19 extending from the front to theback thereof and between said partitions and part of said partitions andsides 14k and 15 are inserted in slots 20, (see Figs. (3 and 7,) shorttransverse partitions 2t. These transverse partitions rest insubstantially vertical position when thecrate is open and each is formedwith two horizontal flanges 22 which are turned back from the mainportion thereof and act as a floor for each compartment in the crate.

The supporting means for holding the crate in superior position when theseed case is open, consists of a pair of downwardly declining braces 23and 24: the upper ends of which are pivotally secured at 25 to the sideslet and 15 of the crate leaving said braces free to turn up over thesides 11- and 15 as illustrated in Fig. 2. These braces are held rigidlyby a transverse board 26 which is sccnrt-al to their lower edges. Thelower extremities of the braces 23 and 21 are chantfered at; 27 so as torest firmly upon the top of the body as illustrated in Fig. 1. Securedto the lower portions of the braces by means of hinges 28 is a pair ofsupporting arms 29 and 30 upon the outer edges of which are secured atransverse section 31 of the cover of the crate B. The upper ends of thebraces are provided with a section 32 of the front wall of the casingthe ends of said braces being beveled as illustrated so that the section32 will close tightly over the front of the crate. WVhen the seed caseis in open position (see Fig. 5) the section 32 impinges against theback wall 16 of the crate. A stop 33 and lug 33 are carried by the wall16 of the crate and the section 32 is perforated at 84 to receive saidlug. A but ton 35 pivoted upon said lug may be turned to engage thesection 31 of the cover and hold the crate and the supports upon whichthe section 31 is mounted in the position illustrated in Fig. 1. Aspring catch 36 mounted upon the top of the body A near its back servesto engage the lower edge of the transverse board 26 and assist inholding the supports and braces extended in superior position as shownin Fig. 1. The remaining portion of the top of the crate which is notclosed by the sections 31 and 32 is adapted to be closed by a section 37which forms part of the cover and is secured to the upper edge of theback wall 16 permanently by the hinges 38. The inner surface of thesection 37 may serve to display advertisements or printed matter settingforth what the seed case contains. In closed position the drawer is slidinto the body and the crate turned down on the body as illustrated inFig. 2 with the sections 31 and 32 and 37 of the cover closed and thebraces 23 and 24: and supports 29 and 30 folded over the side walls 14:and 15 of the crate. The lower portions 89 of the outer sides of thewalls 14: and 15 are built out flush with the outer surfaces of thebraces and arms as illustrated so as to reinforce the strength of saidwalls and provide a smooth outer surface on the ends of the crate flushwith the folded. arms.

The construction set forth produces a compact package when closed and isadapted to effectively expose and display the contents of the crate whenthe case is open.

In accordance with the patent statutes I have described the principlesof operation of my invention together with the apparatus which I nowconsider to represent the best embodiment thereof but I desire to haveit understood that the construction shown is only illustrative and thatthe invention can be carried out by other means and applied to usesother than those above set forth within the scope of the followingclaims.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to protectby Let ters Patent is 1. A device of the class set forth, comprising, abody, a drawer in said body, a crate hinged at its forward end to theforward portion of the top of said body and adapted to be raised ininclined position or to swing down on said top in closed position, abrace hinged between the ends of a side of said crate having its freeend adapted to impinge against the top of said body to assist insupporting said crate in inclined positioii and to swing up upon saidside when the crate is turned down upon the body and a supporting armhinged to the free end of said brace having cover sections thereonadapted to rest against the upper end of said crate when the latter israised, said arm being adapted to turn over the side of the crate whenthe latter rests upon the top of the body with said cover sections overthe front and top of said crate to assist in closing the latter, for thepurposes specified.

2. A device of the class set forth, comprising, in combination, a body,a drawer in said body, a crate hinged at its forward end to the forwardportion of the top of said body to permit its being turned down uponsaid top or inclining upwardly upon said body, a pair of braces hingedto the side walls of said crate between its front and back the free endsof said braces being adapted to impinge against the top of said body toassist in supporting the crate in inclined position or to fold over theside walls of said crate in closed position, a pair of supporting armshinged near their ends to the free ends of said braces, transverse coversections secured across said supporting arms, said arms being adapted tofold over the sides of said crate when the latter is in closed positionwith said sections assisting in closing the front and top of said crate,means detachably securing one of said cover sect-ions to the back ofsaid crate to assist in supportin the free end of said crate inclinedabove said body and a cover section adapted to complete the closure ofsaid crate when in folded condition upon said body.

8. In a device of the class set forth, a drawer, a casing into whichsaid drawer is adapted to close, and a hinge having a leaf adapted todrop in the path of said drawer in said casing and block the path of thedrawer in its return passageway; said cas ing having an opening in itsinner end through which said leaf of said hinge may be raised out of thereturn path of said drawer.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification, inthe presence of two subscribing witnesses.

ALBERT EDIVARD MCKENZIE.

Vitnesses H. L. FISCHER, F. Gr. BRADBURY.

